Catapult, the creative shadow-story-telling dance group that includes two Easton sisters among its nine members, has made it through to the next round on "America's Got Talent."

Catapult which did a shadow number about a a couple reuniting under the sea to "Wherever You Will Go" by Charlene Soraia, was one of six acts that moved on in the NBC reality talent competition.

Easton native Rebecca Moore was one of the members of the troupe who
auditioned for the show in New York and advanced to the Las Vegas
round after wowing the judges.
The group did not perform again in Las Vegas but were one of the groups sent straight through to New York. After the Las Vegas round, Moore' sister Madeline joined the group.

Both sisters danced in the groups'
performance last week dedicated to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
victims, which brought all four judges to their feet. The moving tribute moved Catapult on to this week's semi-finals.

On Tuesday, Catapult did the undersea piece which judges said they found confusing. However, they still garnered enough votes from the public to stay
in the competition and found out they were moving on in Wednesday's results show.

It was the first time the group which was founded by former Pilobolus dancer Adam
Battelstein, didn't have the judges gushing with praise.

Battelstein acknowledged the group may have "bitten off more than we can chew" with the performance Tuesday.

Next week, another group of 12 seminfinalists will compete with six advancing. In two weeks, the final 12 will return to compete at Radio City Music Hall.

2002 Easton grad Rebecca Moore, is a professional dancer and choreographer and has been with Catapult for two years. Growing up in Easton she was a papergirl throughout high school for the Morning Call.

A 2006 graduate of Moravian College, she was standout member of the Moravian College Dance Company for which she performed and
choreographed. She also has a MFA in dance from Sarah Lawrence.

Now living in Stanford CT, she has her own company "Rebecca Moore Dance."

This year she and her sister Madeline Moore jointly founded YourFirstDance, which offers engaged couples lessons and choreography for their wedding.

Madeline says on the YourFirstDance site that she started dancing to help her overcome arthritis. She got a degree in dance at De Sales University in Center Valley and has worked with Twyla Tharp, Trinette Singleton of Joffrey Ballet,
and Shen Wei Dance Arts (2008 Olympic Dancers).

Another member of the troupe, Jaime Verazin of the
Wilkes-Barre area, also studied dance at DeSales University.